A spooky travel assignment: How theme parks do Halloween

Because Halloween is right around a (scary, dark) corner we’re shining a flashlight on a very unique, and very popular, time at Orlando parks: The spooky season. Jamie Biesiada, Travel Weekly's editor for content innovation and retail, earlier this fall checked out Universal Orlando Resort’s annua…

How one river cruise operator navigates low water in Europe

River cruise lines, passengers and advisors have occasionally been vexed by Europe’s hot, dry summer, which has led to low water levels on some rivers that kept some ships from sailing their published itineraries. So what should advisors and river-bound passengers know about how lines monitor the r…

Folo updates: Theme park thoughts, and a surprising TSA program

We have several exciting episodes planned for the Folo over the next month that will folo – that’s a journalism term that means to follow up with more context and reporting -- some of the biggest stories in the business. But this week, we're bringing you a bonus episode of our kick-start to the fal…

The Folo updates: The newest in hospitality, cruise, river cruise

Continuing with our check-in with reporters on their top stories of the summer – and what we can expect this fall. This week, host Rebecca Tobin talks with hospitality editor Christina Jelski, who provides an update on hotel news: The demand picture, whether Canadians are returning to the U.S., Me…

The Folo returns: Catching up with air, advisor and tour news

After our Summer Series of best-of episodes ended, we’re back with all-new episodes. In the next two episodes, we're looking at the travel trends and stories our reporters have been tracking, setting the stage for longer discussions on the Folo this fall.  Here, you'll hear from editor at large Ro…

New episode: A conversation on 9/11: How travel has changed in 25 years

We’re back with new episodes this fall. This past week we’ve done a lot of looking back on 9/11. The terror attacks had a huge and immediate impact on travel, and the reverberations still continue to this day. On the day of the 25th anniversary, two heavy-hitters in the business – our former edito…

Carnival dining, Emeril's influence and what cruisers want to eat -- A Summer Series episode

In June, Carnival Cruise Line held an event in New Orleans called The Next Course, where it introduced new restaurants and menus on its upcoming ship, the Carnival Festivale, and showcased its partnership with superstar chef Emeril Lagasse, the line’s chief culinary officer. It also served as a cha…

New ways to extend a river cruise on land -- A Summer Series episode

Whether you’re an advisor with river-bound clients, or if you’re a traveler yourself, a river cruise is likely is just part of a multicomponent trip with pre- and post-cruise tours or city stays known as extensions. Extension options are getting more and more complex, with travelers adding on not j…

How the Bahamas adapted and grew its cruise business -- A Summer Series episode

Travel Weekly cruise editor Teri West has been reporting on various developments in the industry, and many of them seem to have one thing in common: They’re taking place in the Bahamas. The country has invested in cruise port development and is courting ultra-luxury lines; meanwhile, the private is…

The new breed of luxury cruise brands -- A Summer Series episode

This new crop of ultra luxury cruise lines is fascinating, not just because many of them are associated with well known hotel brands, but because they’re appealing to a newer, younger demographic; one that might not have cruised -- or thought about cruising. What’s the appeal for them? In this epi…